Dominos vs Gradient Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dominos
A digital dominoes game where players match tiles to an exposed chain. Score points by creating sums divisible by five and for remaining opponent pips. The first to 150 points wins.
- Match tiles by number of pips
- Draw tiles from boneyard
- Score points for sums divisible by five
- Score points for opponent's remaining pips
- First to 150 points wins
Read full descriptionHide full description
Place tiles which have a number of pips that matches one of the exposed ends of the chain. If you have no such tiles you have to draw from the boneyard one tile at a time until new one may be played. After placement player will get points if the sum of pips at the exposed ends of the chain is a multiple of five (5,10,15,20,etc). At the end of the round player also scores points for all the pips remaining in the opponent's hand rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Winner is the first player who reach the score of 150 points.
Gradient Games
Enjoy a collection of simple, vibrant board games playable on a single device. Challenge friends to local multiplayer matches with included titles like chess, reversi, and checkers. Customize your game experience with theme creation and sharing.
- Simple, colorful board game collection
- Create and share custom themes
- Local multiplayer on the same device
- Includes chess, reversi, and checkers
- Challenge friends
Read full descriptionHide full description
Gradient Games is a simple, colorful board game collection where you can create and share themes! Challenge friends to local games on the same device. Currently includes chess, reversi, and checkers.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dominos at monthly against Gradient Games's every 4 months. Dominos also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). Gradient Games's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dominos ships an update monthly, Gradient Games every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dominos | Gradient Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (163K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 163K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vintolo Ltd | Samuel McBroom |
Customer experience
Dominos
Gradient Games
Bugs and requests
Dominos
Reported bugs
3 issues- Computer sometimes plays dominos out of order
- Scoring not always accurate, points missing
- Dominos sometimes get stuck in incorrect positions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to choose different domino game variants
- Option to turn off AI hints and suggestions
- Zoom/resize functionality for domino tiles
- Multiplayer mode to play against friends
Gradient Games
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dominos
No in-app purchases
Gradient Games
No in-app purchases
